old
old /ˈoʊld/
adjective
-
()
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
(
old
)
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
His mother is very old
his mother is very old
A ripe old age
a ripe old age
How old are you?
how old are you?
-
()
Of long duration; not new
(
old
)
of long duration; not new
Old tradition
old tradition
Old house
old house
Old wine
old wine
Old country
old country
Old friendships
old friendships
Old money
old money
-
()
(used for emphasis) very familiar
(
old
)
(used for emphasis) very familiar
Good old boy
good old boy
Same old story
same old story
-
()
Skilled through long experience
(
old
, older
)
skilled through long experience
An old offender
an old offender
The older soldiers
the older soldiers
-
Just preceding something else in time or order
(
old
, previous
)
just preceding something else in time or order
The previous owner
the previous owner
My old house was larger
my old house was larger
-
Very good
(
bang-up
, corking
, cracking
, dandy
, groovy
, keen
, neat
, nifty
, not bad
, bully
, great
, old
, peachy
, slap-up
, smashing
, swell
)
very good
He did a bully job
he did a bully job
A neat sports car
a neat sports car
Had a great time at the party
had a great time at the party
You look simply smashing
you look simply smashing
We had a grand old time
we had a grand old time
-
Belonging to some prior time
(
erstwhile
, old
, one-time
, former
, onetime
, quondam
, sometime
)
belonging to some prior time
Erstwhile friend
erstwhile friend
Our former glory
our former glory
The once capital of the state
the once capital of the state
Her quondam lover
her quondam lover
noun
-
Past times (especially in the phrase in days of old')
(
old
)
past times (especially in the phrase in days of old')
adjective
-
Of a very early stage in development
(
Old
)
of a very early stage in development
Old English is also called Anglo Saxon
Old English is also called Anglo Saxon
Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century
Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century